Kay Brothers Amery Vineyards Basket Pressed Grenache 2013
Andy Coppard, winemaker at Kays is really letting these wines sing. Maybe they’re made a bit more ‘hands off’? The wines seem a little more cloudy, but fine, as an observation.
View ArticleGemtree White Lees Shiraz 2011
Chardonnay (I believe) lees left in (French) barrel and then filled with McLaren Vale shiraz. Left to mature for 28 months. It’s not a new practice or indeed unique in Australian terms to Gemtree. But...
View ArticleGemtree Uncut Shiraz 2012
We review Gemtree’s Uncut Shiraz every second year. Not sure why; that’s just how fate plays itself out. Thankfully, the even vintages are generally the better vintages; in South Australian terms at...
View ArticlePenfolds Bin 9 Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
New red wine to the Penfolds range. Largely McLaren Vale grapes but with input from various South Australian regions. Matured in both French and American oak, only a smallish portion of it new.
View ArticleHither & Yon Muscat Blanc 2013
Formerly known as White Frontignac in 2012, which they also sent.
View ArticleThree Dark Horses Shiraz Grenache Touriga 2012
Blend of 47% shiraz, 43% grenache and 10% touriga. All McLaren Vale. It spends 18 months in French oak.
View ArticleConte Estate Rock Hill Shiraz 2012
If it were sealed with a screwcap, most likely many would lay the blame there.
View ArticleMitolo Angela Shiraz 2012
Two new additions to the Mitolo range, the other being a blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Sagrantino (4%) called the 7th Son. 100% Shiraz from 35 year old vines resting on alluvial free draining soils...
View ArticlePertaringa Undercover Shiraz 2012
We seem to have a dearth of Pertaringa reviews. I’d have thought Mattinson would have covered them for sure, but not for ages. I love the word dearth.
View ArticlePertaringa Over The Top Shiraz 2012
In a small bracket of 2012 McLaren Vale Shiraz, I was surprised to have to reach for the corkscrew more than once.
View ArticleKay Brothers Amery Vineyard Basket Pressed Shiraz 2012
Fair to say, this one had me stumped, so I kept the bottle back and tasted it a couple of days later. Hardly moved.
View ArticleOliver’s Taranga Vineyards Sagrantino 2011
Oliver’s Taranga Sagrantino hasn’t put a foot wrong over the past three releases. Huge promise in McLaren Vale for this wonderfully tannic red variety.
View ArticleRed Knot Shiraz 2013
Red Knot Shiraz is always made in a sweet-fruited style and is almost always of reliable quality/value.
View ArticleSerafino Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Estate-grown McLaren Vale cabernet with modest input from both French and American oak. Made by Charles Whish.
View ArticleGemtree The Phantom Red Blend III 2011
Blend of cabernet sauvignon (60%), mourvedre (15%), petit verdot (15%) and merlot. All McLaren Vale, all estate-grown.
View ArticleMaxwell Little Demon Shiraz Grenache 2012
The little sibling of the range, really punching above its weight. Grenache hauls this wine up well, too.
View ArticleHugh Hamilton Tonnelerie François Frères Single Barrel Shiraz 2012
Seems Hugh Hamilton is doing tribute wines to their favourite wine barrels – which in some respects can only really have one result to see the differences between Tonnelerie… too much oak. Can one have...
View ArticleHugh Hamilton Tonnellerie Damy Single Barrel Shiraz 2012
Another wine named after a barrel, with intent…
View ArticleMaxwell Little Demon Cabernet Merlot 2012
At $15 full recommended retail it’s a pretty handy option.
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